John K. Shields

John Knight Shields (15 August 1858-30 September 1934) was a US Senator from Tennessee (D) from 4 March 1913 to 4 March 1925, succeeding William R. Webb and preceding Lawrence Tyson.

Biography
John Knight Shields was born in Bean Station, Tennessee in 1858, and he became a lawyer in 1879. In 1902, he became an associate justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court, and he served as a US Senator from 1913 to 1925. He died in 1934.